The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-11-26
BALTIMORE, November 22d. 1887.

BALTIMORE, November 22d, 1887.
Messrs. Editors This will be somewhat of
broken week in consequence of National Thanks
giving coming on Thursday. 1t will be also a
legal holiday in oil parts of the United States and
will of course be generally observed. All secular
business houses and the public offices will be
closed. The several churches will be open during
the morning hours. The theatres will be open and
plays presented suited to the occasion. AS gen.
eral thing they are fully attended if the weather
proves favorable. People come in from the sur
rounding country and enjoy themselvessthere.-
The actors, therefore, as general thing are de-
prived of their holiday. They are content with
extra pay and the gathering in of dollars. The
audiences on such occasions are generally large
and profitable, composed mainly of strangers and
those of the city who seldom have an opportunity
of going to amusements.' In former days I re-
member very we'll have spent many thanks
giving on the ice skating, but it don't look as il
we would have any this year. The city is likely
to be very quiet Many persons are going to diff
ferent parts OF the contiguous country. From in
dications the day will be universally Observed
People are preparing towards that end more than
usual. They seem bent on having good holiday,
more so than on previous occasions. The business
week, therefore, will be pretty much broken into,
only Friday and Saturday left of it for that pur-
pose. AS the school-boy says, they will hardly
have time to get into the traces until Sunday is
not be long until we will have that most welcome
of all holidays, Christmas, upon u.s. 1t always
brings its own pleasures not to be euualed. It
stands at the head of such days.
Thanks be to Providence our city and State
politics are over, for the time being at least and
the Democrats, after being terribly frightened,
have, as they always have been in Maryland, tri-
umphant. They were really more scared than
they need haze sssa i. They were only fighting
were the means, however, of bringing out very
large vote of their opponents, which showed to
good advantage, although somewhat in the minor
ity. 1t is good thing there is so solid body to
battle against. So also with the opposition. The
time is coming when such a power could but mako
itself felt. 1t does good to be opposed by such
opposition. The vote on both sides was about as
honest as it could be-
Congress will soon assemble again and quite
likely be rather n stormy one. It will be really
the beginning of the political contest for the forth
coming President. The Democrats have vet a
majority in the House which will be Of use to them
on wholly political or partizan questions, but
otherwise not of much account. They outnumber
the Republicans some fifteen or sixteen whilst in
the Senate it contains several Republican MAORI
ty. The Executive, of course, is with the Demo-
Gratis. The great point will be to get the next
President and if possible majority of both
branches of Congress. This the Republicans will
fight for. 1t must, therefore, be hard-fought
battle and either may gain. There is doubt
whatever in my judgment that Mr.. Cleveland will
again get the nomination of his party. This is
reduced to almost fact. There will likely be no
difficulty on this point The Democrats, there
fore, thus early know whom they have to rely upon.
1t might turn out, however, as it did with Henry
Clay, whose election was considered sure, that
what is called in politics clark horse" may be
found on the quarter stretch coming in ahead
hlicans arqn ftv lIu tad novu
and becoming more so. In being so they are a
powerful body. They beat themselves at the last
Presidential election by di 5iding into factions
They thought they were so strong that they could
do anything, but they were mistaken and learned
that fact too late to be of service. They, there
fore, are not likely to be caught in such a trap
hereafter. If good and acceptable nomination
is made the hardest and closest contest will be
made that ever has been. II the Republicans are
beaten probably it will be their last effort as such
There must be two parties, but what it will be
called must be left to time to outwork. Democra-
cy, If triumphant again, will be the old thing
it has been for many years, having stood through
many storms. 1t has the nature of cohesiveness
too strong to be separated. 1t is rightly called
the party of adhesiveness, as is tested by its
twenty five years defeat, beginning with the COM
mencement of our internecine strife, nearly thirty
years ago. There is much in the word but not a
great deal of substance when we apply it to the
average voter, many of whom don't know what it
means, and the truth is don't care. They vote it
because their fathers did without making further
inquiry. 1t just suits them to be called Demo
crat Those, therefore, who live to see the ap-
preaching Presidential campaign and participate
in it will most likely the ercest fought poti-
cal battle between the Republican and Democratic
parties that they ever have seen or will see. Ii
will be death struggle. Neither party can afford
tot exueriments in divisions. giving up to
| 1t must be sound, solid, united.
Founders Day at McDonogh Institute took
| place yesterday. 1t was very agreeable occa-
sion throughout and witnessed by many friends OF
the school. Several handsome addresses were
made. 1t is one among the best institutions of its
kind in the whole country. I say this unhesita-
tingly. 1t is an ornament to your county and to
the country.
The funeral of Mr.. George M. Gill, which took
place yesterday, was very largely attended by our
best citizens. His remains were deposited in
Greenmount Cemetery. He was SIS years of age
and generally known. He was prominent as q
jurist in all the courts.
A person passing himself off as priest has fol-
some days past been going through our city col
Letting money for an alleged charitable purpose
He has turned out thief and scoundrel and
been arrested and "jugged," as should be done
with all such frauds.
There is no doubt that the Belt question will be
taken up at the coming session of the Legislature
and very likely passed. 1t can't be kept back
much longer. 1t is growing too big. twill be
the best thing for Baltimore county in the end and
for its business. NEsToR.